Did everyone else know about this?!?!

So, just found out via twitter that they are rebooting/relaunching the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (heroes in a half shell)!

And I am ridiculously excited about this.

Now I know what you’re thinking.

WHY?

And it’s not that easy to explain. Well, it is, I just feel a bit silly.

I LOVED the cartoon. I mean, I really LOVED the cartoon.

I still know every line of the theme song. I still call them ‘hero’ turtles. I genuinely thought the ‘turtle tips’ would turn out to be vitally useful in later life.

Heck, I still refer to bad hair cuts as Bebop or Rocksteady worthy.

My first exposure to direct marketing cartoons, and I didn’t care a bit. (Thankfully I also had parents who were happy to get us one set of toys, then resolutely refused to bow down to pester power.) From about 3 years, I was happiest when I’d a tea towel tied around my head, home made nun chucks (toilet rolls and string – it was all very MacGuiver) in hand, and a sofa to do my totally authentic ninja rolls.

By the time the life action films were being made, I had started to move on. I enjoyed the first film, but thankfully was out of the continent when the sequels were released. I did unfortunately catch the 2007 TMNT atrocity.

Least said best I think there.

But this one…this most recent reboot…it’s got geeks attached.

Like Sean Austin – who proved his worth (to me anyway) by accurately identifying Raphael as the coolest of the turtles. He also happens to be providing that characters voice. (ahem)